The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-17
MISSISSIPPI PRESS.
DIVERS OPINIONS ON CUR
RENT TOPICS TERSELY
EXPRESSED.
Pith and Point.


NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT: Eternal Wig
lance is the price of liberty. Every
citizen should be sufficiently vigiIant
to perform all the duties of the citizen.
None of these is of more Importance
than exercise of the right of fran
chise.
CHICKAsAw MESSENGER: Jones
Hamilton says we promised to vote for
his G.. g. S. |. |. railroad bill, if he
would agree to build branch to OkOlo-
ma. But who would believe a man
who would waylay and murder a boy
at night
YAZOO HERALD: Governor Lowry
has II splendid opportunity to do the
State good service by re-appointing
Chancellor Peyton. We sincerely
hope, as do the people and bar of va
zoo county, that he will avail himself
of it. The interests of justice and
right require that it should be
done.
NICKsBURG POsT: The Southern
States are not only in the Union, but
have practically elected President
and placed the party of their choice
in the control of the national Govern
ment. And all this ought unquestion-
ably to put an end to the waving and
worshiping of confederate battle
flags.
\ SWORD AND SHIELD: 1t is mar
veloHs and emphatic fact that whenev-
er you find strong whisky partisan,
you find Il supporter of the lease sys-
TEN, an opologist of assassination and
condonor of political corruption.
Look up the whisky men of your COM
munity, question them, and see if this
is not true.
EICKsBURG HERALD: The pros
poets, both for business and politics,
uIt Soou anu Doll dIt ClOStlS COh-
nected, so far as Democrats are con-
cerned. If business continues good
the peace and prosperity prevail,
Cleveland will beyond any reasonable
doubt be elected again. In that case
the very things which are his most Sc
rious obstacles in 1884, will be his aids
in 1888.
NEW MIssIssIrPIAN: There is not
anywhere Il more earnest and hard
working political liar than Murat
Halstead, the editor of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
He made a speech in Cincinnati last
Friday, in which he scented afar of
the many dread and blood reeking
calamities in which the nation would
fairly wallow, in the event of Il Demo.
cratic success this year.
MAGNOLIA GAZETTE: The best and
surest way for the colorcd people to
promote their interest is to identify
themselves with the interest of the
white people of the country in which
they live. This cannot be done i'll the
South, especially in Mississippi
unless they ally themselves with thu
Democratic party-the cardinal prin
ciples of which are based upon the
grounds that the people shall rule
and have for their object, the grand
work of doing the greatest good to thu
greatest number.
YAZoo SENTINEL: There is com
plant that Mormon missionaries arr
operating in this State and theil
work is greatly deplored. Why dc
not the authorities enforce against then
the law introduced by Hon. A. G. Nor
rell, Representative at the time o
this county, in the last Legislature, o
are they ignorant of such law?
will be found on page A, Acts of thu
Legislature of 1886. The punishment
is Il fine of not less that $500 or i'm
prisonment in the Penitentiary no
less than one or more than five years
or by both such fine and imprison
ment.
VICKsBURG Posi-: Many allOwan
ces must be made for Mr.. Davis. Al
old man whose political fortunes be
came merged in the issue of Secession
and finally wrecked in the unfortunate
war which he precipitated, and who's
peculiarities of mind and Temperament
made forhim the course of Lee ant
other soldiers of the Lost Cause an i'm
possibility, it is come to be understood
that Mr.. Davis in the bitterness of hi
disappOintments has chosen for him
self life of thought in the past. HI
denies to himself all comfort that ma,
come of the present, and all hope tina
may lie in the future. His life is re-
trospection, and that of the most mel
ancholy and morbid discrip
ton.
VICKsBURG Posi-: The idea of go
ing through life weeping over Seces
sion flags, and worryingOverthe down
fall of Secession, is too insane per
] l.